B10 Biodiesel blend suitable for all Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles in Malaysia

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia announces that customers can use B10 Biodiesel blends in its diesel-powered vehicles officially distributed by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia.

According to the experiences of Daimler AG’s research and development division no risks with B10 are expected for our current diesel vehicle fleet in Malaysia.

“After having initially stated that the B10 Biodiesel blend requires further consideration, we are now pleased to inform our customers about the B10 Biodiesel blend suitability for all Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles currently sold by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. Customer safety and vehicle quality is of the utmost importance to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. We have evaluated carefully the influence of B10 Biodiesel blends on our current diesel vehicles for the Malaysian market and we are now able to confirm its’ compatibility. We have service intervals of 12,000 kilometers to ensure that our customers are not affected by the diesel quality. Our diesel-powered vehicles currently sold in Malaysia were seen to have run both smoothly and safely with the use of the B10 Biodiesel blend,” explained Mercedes-Benz Malaysia President and CEO, Roland Folger.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has always championed sustainability. In doing so, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia encourages all relevant stakeholders to further consider other factors that may result from the introduction of B10 Biodiesel blend, some of which may include environmental, technological and cost impacts. Moving forward with the introduction of new models, the introduction of Euro 5/6 exhaust regulation and/or changes in diesel fuel quality we will need to re-evaluate our findings. Together, we remain committed to supporting Malaysia’s ambitions of becoming an EEV hub in line with global standards, and hope that such considerations are taken into account.